Heath Murray vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Heath Murray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Vargas led in run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 72), home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 77), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 84). Role difference aside, Jason Vargas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Heath Murray and Jason Vargas

Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
4.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
9.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.18
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.26
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.76
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Heath Murray and Jason Vargas

Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.13
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heath Murray and Jason Vargas

Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
1232.88
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
193.15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA